The original Dragon Ball creator himself, Akira Toriyama, confirms what many fans of the legendary franchise already know: Dragon Ball Super is inferior to its predecessor series, Dragon Ball Z. This is somewhat surprising considering that Super continues most of the storyline from DBZ, but perhaps the anime world works in mysterious ways.
Akira Toriyama held an interview recently in which he speaks about both Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Super, two anime shows in which he has contributed significantly to the storyline. But even so, the battles in Dragon Ball Z had significantly more passion and soul compared to those from Super, and it’s enough to be a bit honest with yourself to admit that if you’re aware of what the two shows have to offer.
Guess what? It’s the battles themselves in the two aforementioned Dragon Ball series that hold the answer to why DBZ was better than Super. It’s Akira Toriyama saying it!
DBZ was better because of the more intense battles, says Toriyama
ScreenRant has spotted an interview with Toriyama in which the original Dragon Ball creator compared Dragon Ball Z to Super, saying that the battles in the latter series fall short of the intensity of its predecessor series. Why has this happened? Toriyama has an explanation for that as well: his approach is to blame, as he now provides minimal script details when it comes to battles, resulting in visually striking but less intricately crafted fight sequences.
While there’s no denying that Toriyama is telling the truth, it’s also true that Dragon Ball Super has raised the stakes much higher than Z in other ways. The show that debuted in 2015 introduced the concept of a Multiverse and battle royale to the Dragon Ball universe, and we have to appreciate that regardless if we’re fans of Dragon Ball Super or not.
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